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OTHELLO
by William Shakespeare

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Genre Drama
Previews from 16 Apr 2013
Opens 23 Apr 2013
Booking to 05 Oct 2013
Closes 05 Oct 2013
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Performers Adrian Lester (Othello), Rory Kinnear (Iago), Olivia Vinall (Desdemona) , Jonathan Bailey (Cassio), Lyndsey Marshal (Emilia), William Chubb, Tom Robertson, Nick Sampson, Sandy Batchelor, Adam Berry, David Carr, Robert Demeger, Jonathan Dryden Taylor, Gabriel Fleary, Rokhsaneh Ghawam-Shahidi, Scott Karim, David Kirkbride, Tom Radford, Chook Sibtain, Rebecca Tanwen, Joseph Wilkins.
Director Nicholas Hytner
Design Vicki Mortimer
Lighting Jon Clark
Choreography
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Producer National Theatre
Synopsis Othello, newly married to Desdemona who is half his age, is appointed leader of a military operation to defend Cyprus from the Turks. Iago, his ensign, passed over for promotion in favour of young Cassio, persuades Othello that Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair.
B/O Price £12- £48
Length 3hrs 20mins
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AMEN CORNER, THE
by James Baldwin

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Genre Drama
Previews from 04 Jun 2013
Opens 11 Jun 2013
Booking to 14 Aug 2013
Closes 14 Aug 2013
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Performers Eric Kofi Abrefa, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Sharon D Clarke, Lucian Msamati.
Director Rufus Norris
Design Ian MacNeil
Lighting Paul Anderson
Choreography
Costume Joan Wadge
Sound Simon Baker
Producer National Theatre
Synopsis As the gospel singing soars, Sister Margaret, uncompromising pastor of her Harlem church, has a congregation already in revolt against her hardline leadership. Their resentment escalates with the return of her absentee husband, a trombone-playing sinner, and the wayward conduct of her formerly paragon, musical son. Charges of hypocrisy hang in the air and Margaret’s devout world looks perilously close to falling apart.
B/O Price £12- £34
Length 2hrs 30mins
Other Info Music arranged and supervised by The Rev Bazil Meade
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EDWARD II
by Christopher Marlowe

Genre Drama
Previews from 28 Aug 2013
Opens 04 Sep 2013
Booking to 26 Oct 2013
Closes 26 Oct 2013
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Performers John Heffernan (Edward II), Vanessa Kirby (Queen Isabella), Kyle Soller (Gaveston) , Ben Addis, Alex Beckett, Paul Bentall, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Bettrys Jones, Nathaniel Martello-White, Matthew Pidgeon, David Sibley
Director Joe Hill-Gibbins
Design Lizzie Clachan
Lighting James Farncombe
Choreography
Costume Alex Lowde
Sound Paul Arditti
Producer National Theatre
Synopsis A contemporary take. Hot on the heels of his coronation, Edward II recalls his lover Gaveston from exile, lavishing him with titles and riches. Their all-consuming lust makes enemies of the furious barons and bishops, alienates the King’s once-devoted Queen and tears England to pieces. Ultimately, the monarch himself is destroyed as are many of those who stood both at his side and in his way.
B/O Price £12- £48
Length 3hrs 20mins
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EMIL AND THE DETECTIVES
by Erich Kastner, adapted by Carl Miller

Genre Drama
Previews from 16 Nov 2013
Opens 04 Dec 2013
Booking to 04 Jan 2014
Closes
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Performers Naomi Frederick and Sue Wallace; the central characters of Emil and the Detectives will be played by 9-13 year olds, with a 50-strong ensemble of children recruited from local London boroughs, schools and youth theatres.
Director Bijan Sheibani
Design Bunny Christie
Lighting Lucy Carter
Choreography
Costume
Sound Ian Dickinson
Producer National Theatre
Synopsis 1920s Berlin. Join young Emil as he says goodbye to his mother, leaves his small town and sets off on a journey that will change his life. When his money is stolen on the train by a mysterious stranger, Emil thinks he’s lost everything. But as he starts tracking down the thief, he soon discovers that he’s not alone in the big city after all.
B/O Price £12- £48
Length
Other Info Suitable for everyone aged 7 and over.
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Venue Details

Olivier at National Theatre (NT)
South bank, London, SE1 9PX
(south side of Waterloo Bridge)
Tube: Waterloo
Tel: 020 7452 3000

Lyttelton, NT
The Shed
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